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Drilling Engineering II

Course Code :
PE 402
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Petroleum Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Teaching Assistant
Name: Akram Rabie Hamed Ragheb Tobar
Office hours:2-Hours

Area of Study :

1. Understand the principles of Well design. 2. Prepare Drilling Programs. 3. Understand Well Control principles and WC troubles shooting 4. Enrich knowledge of the drilling related down hole problems and troubleshooting

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Pore pressure, fracture gradient, casing seat selection, casing design, cementing, well completion, factors affecting rate of penetration, hole problems, directional holes, fishing.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Memorize the Safety instructions for drilling " HSE".
2-	Explain the well Planning
3-	Describe the Basis of Well Design, Pore Pressures, Formation Strength Testing / Kick Tolerance, Selection of casing seating points and casing design.
4-	Explain the Cementing Planning and Cementing tools in surface and subsurface.
5-	Classify the drilling Problems: Stuck Pipe, Lost of Circulations and Well bore stabilities, Fishing Tools, and Operations.
6-	Explain Well Control Equipment and Methods.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Apply principles and concepts in solving problems in well design process.
2-	Apply design tools of Drilling engineering.
3-	Analyze and using the offset data for good well planning.
4-	Apply the appropriate methods to solve the drilling Problems.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Use updated software in solving drilling problems.
2-	Evaluate all the offset data for well planning.
3-	Practice basic calculations of oil well designing.
4-	Select the proper class of cement used in different formations.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Communicate effectively.
2-	Lead and motivate individual.
3-	Effectively manage tasks, time, and resources.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Well Planning	5	3	2
Pore Pressure, Formation Strength Testing / Kick Tolerance and, fracture pressure.	10	6	4
Casing seat selection, casing design and casing running operations.	15	9	6
Primary Cementing and remedial work.	5	3	2
Well Control principles and procedures.	10	6	4
Losses of Circulation	10	6	4
Pipe Sticking types and prevention.	10	6	4
Fishing Operations.	10	6	4

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Interactive Lecturing
Problem Solving/ Discussion
Experiential Learning

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.
Assignments	10.00
Final Exam	40.00
Midterm Exam I	30.00	7
Participation	10.00
performance	10.00

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Drilling Engineering II

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Recommended books :

1. AMOCO, Shell and Eni Drilling Manuals; Drilling Engineering Series, 2014. 2. Halliburton Sperry sun / Baroid, Schlumbergeer and BHI field practical applications 3. IWCF and UMM communities. 4. Well Engineering design and new technologies (SPT, Oil and Gas Journal, Drilling tools etc.)